Find Your Greenbelt Roots In the GNR Digital Archive
The News Review celebrated its 84th birthday on November 24, and completion of the paper’s digital archive project was surely the highlight of the year. The last batch of newly digitized issues was uploaded to the News Review server in mid-October, and the complete set of issues can now be viewed at greenbeltnewsreview.com/archives. The Greenbelt […]
Greenbelters Help an Afghan Family Create a New Home
During the week before Christmas, my husband Ian got an extra day off, so I knew it was time to spring into action and deliver donations from Greenbelt to Afghans setting up an apartment in Northern Virginia. Two different people had offered couches, and the Afghan family had chosen the larger couch. Fortunately, we could […]
Tim George Named Acting City Manager, Replacing Nicole Ard
On Saturday, December 18, the city posted an announcement that City Manager Nicole Ard’s last day was that same day. A series of worksessions, starting in August, had been held by the Greenbelt City Council to discuss Ard’s tenure, but as closed sessions relating to employment, these sessions had resulted in no public information except […]
December Days Videos Laud Greenbelt Diversity and Talent
A rich tapestry, a holiday sampler or a smorgasbord of Greenbelt life are all apt descriptions for the series of videos woven together and available for viewing online. Known as December Days, the videos were filmed and produced as a response to the cancellation of Greenbelt’s traditional tree lighting ceremony. Chris Cherry, the performing arts […]
Council Navigates Challenging Petitions-and-Requests Period
Mayor Emmett Jordan, after a moment of silence in remembrance of Tom Simon and Rhea Serlemitsos, who both died recently, opened the council meeting of December 13 by praising former Councilmembers Ed Putens and Leta Mach. He handed off to Tom Reynolds, director of education for the Maryland Municipal League, to present an award to […]
Schools Go Back to Virtual With Rapid Covid-19 Ramp-up
Prince George’s County Public Schools are virtual again until mid-January, Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson announced on Friday, December 17. “In light of the stark rise in Covid-19 cases throughout our school system, all students will transition to virtual learning,” she wrote. Virtual learning will be in effect until Tuesday, January 18. “Educators, administrators and […]
Recollections My Life in December 1941
Deanna Dawson’s front-page article in last week’s News Review brought back so many memories for me. I loved the photos, too. Did anybody notice that the Co-op Food Store was then located where the New Deal Café is now? I must be one of only a few current residents of Greenbelt who lived here that […]
In December 1941 Greenbelt Got Ready for Christmas … and War
Eighty years ago, Greenbelters were preparing for Christmas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II. The holiday festivities went ahead as planned, but preparations were also stepped up to make Greenbelt ready in the event of an attack on the U.S. Initial Preparations The town had already started […]
Utopia Film Festival Has Another Successful Year
The 17th annual Utopia Film Festival took place here in Greenbelt town center on Saturday, November 20 through Monday, November 22. All 35 movies, with discussions afterward, screened at the Old Greenbelt Theatre or at the New Deal Café. With in-person venues shuttered last year due to the pandemic, a shortened six-film festival was mounted […]
A Ride-along with Santa Brings A New View of the Community
I’ve wondered occasionally if the day will come when I would reflect upon my life and see it as complete. Perhaps one day I’d look and see that I’d raised my children well, been a kind friend, a community volunteer, that my existence had been put to good use. I imagined one day I would […]